CardioSource WorldNews October 2015 | Page 49

We successfully got her through the most critical phase, but there are some other risks we need to discuss. SUDDEN CARDIAC D E AT H post-PCI and post-MI Assess It. Discuss It. Prevent It. High-risk post-PCI patients experience significant mortality during recovery from revascularization. BOTTOM LINE 1in110 in10 high-risk post-PCI patients Find tools to help assess your patients’ risk @ high-risk patients die in the first 3post-PCI months, die in the first 3 months, SCDFacts.org with about of this mortality due to (1, 2) SOURCES: 1. Ha